It's time to GIVE not time to GET!

"And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work" --2 Corinthians 9:8




There is no more important time to line up with God's financial system than now. In this time of financial crisis, many are in fear. They are concerned about how the struggling U.S. economy is affecting them. The thing about fear, though, is that it is selfish. It only thinks about me and mine. It keeps us focused on our needs instead of focusing on what others need.  It can consume us to the point that we are dull to hearing what God wants us to do.



Fear is the opposite of faith, and it is motivated by selfishness which is the opposite of love. Yet, God's Word teaches us that we receive from him by faith and that our faith WORKS BY LOVE.  I heard Creflo Dollar say recently that without Faith it is impossible to please God but without fear it is impossible to please Satan.  Blessings cannot manifest in our life without FAITH and Curses cannot manifest in our lives without FEAR.  IF you are not in fear in a situation then Satan has no legal right to operate!



God's financial system works for you when you focus on the needs of others rather than your own. Matthew 6:33 teaches us to 'seek first the kingdom of God' and then 'all these things will be added to you.' Philippians 4:19 has a promise from God to meet all of our needs regardless of what's going on in the economy.



God's ultimate goal for your financial life isn't that you just receive abundantly but that you give abundantly. God's plan for your life is that you be a generous giver-- someone who is so abundantly blessed that you are able to give abundantly for God's purposes. Jesus said in Acts 20:35 that it is better to give than to receive.



God wants you going through life experiencing the superior joy that comes from giving and that is one of the reasons why He wants to get abundance to you. I know of no greater joy that I have found in life than when God speaks, and I obey and watch as God meets a need through me.  Even more importantly, He's thinking of those who are without in this life, especially those without Him, who will benefit from your generosity.



God understands that for you to be able to give abundantly, you must receive abundantly. You must Get it to Give it! One of my desires is to get to a place financially where I can GIVE $1 million a year for God's purposes. My goal is to give abundantly, not just receive abundantly for my purposes. And when (not if) the time comes that I am receiving from Him on that level, it will be vitally important that I remember the purpose for it coming into my life.



Whatever God has given you, some of it is in your hands simply for you to give to His purposes. Remembering the purpose for the money God has given you is an important step in lining up with God's system. It's when God knows that you truly understand this principle that He will trust you with more.



In this time of recession stop focusing on your financial needs and look around for someone that you can help with whatever God has placed in your hands now. Doing just that will position you to GET even more so you can GIVE more in the days to come!